Ashbrittle looks massive at 33/1 to land Cesarewitch for Beckett October 6, 2011 NEWMARKET stages its ‘Future Champions Day’ tomorrow with four Group races for two-year-olds featuring both the Dewhurst and the Middle Park Stakes. The latter is first up at 2.35pm over six furlongs and my eye was immediately drawn to French raider FAMILY ONE at a general 7/2. He’ll be making his seventh start of the [...]
Positive England selection to beat beleaguered Bleus October 6, 2011 ENGLAND vs FRANCE TOMORROW – 8.30AM ITV1 WHICH France will turn up? It’s a question asked often, particularly ahead of the bitter and sometimes brutal contests tagged ‘Le Crunch’. But in light of Martin Johnson’s selection, perhaps the outcome this time rests more on how England will perform and whether the gamble of starting Toby [...]
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2012 October 6, 2011 FROM 6AM TOMORROW – ITV1 Aside from ensuring a northern versus southern hemisphere final, Australia’s qualification into the unexpected side of the draw has thrown up two mouthwatering last-eight fixtures, and more than enough reason to set the alarm for 6am on Saturday and Sunday. Ireland take on Wales in the weekend’s first match in [...]
MONTENEGRO vs ENGLAND October 6, 2011 ENGLAND are in a dominant position in Group G and know that a point against Montenegro tonight will be enough to see them through to next summer’s European Championship finals. It’s been a solid qualifying campaign by Fabio Capello’s side and the manager will want them to go through it unbeaten. Montenegro are no pushovers, [...]
ECB pumps in more liquidity and keeps interest rate on hold October 6, 2011 The European Central Bank will provide further liquidity for the Eurozone banking system after leaving its main interest rate unchanged at 1.5 per cent at the last monetary policy meeting chaired by Jean-Claude Trichet. Trichet announced a €40bn (£38.4bn) covered bond purchasing programme, two year-long refinancing facilities and a promise to keep shorter unlimited facilities [...]
Bank of England ups QE by £75bn October 6, 2011 The Bank of England has raised its quantitative easing fund by £75bn. A total of £200bn had originally been earmarked for the scheme, which aims to breathe new life into the economy. The decision to expand its asset purchase programme to a total of £275bn highlights the precarious state of Britain’s economy as global growth [...]
Halfords sales hit by petrol price hikes October 6, 2011 Rising petrol prices have hit Halfords after it said fewer people were using cars which had dented its sales. The retailer, which has 466 stores, said like-for-like sales declined 2.8 per cent in the 13 weeks to 30 September, compared to a 1.1 per cent decline in the previous three months. Sales of car maintenance [...]
House prices down in September October 6, 2011 House prices unexpectedly fell 0.5 per cent in September and were 2.3 per cent lower in the three months to September compared with a year ago, a survey by mortgage lender Halifax showed. Analysts had expected a rise of 0.2 per cent on the month, for a three-month annual fall of 2.1 per cent. September’s [...]
Ted Baker bucks high street gloom October 6, 2011 Designer clothing brand Ted Baker posted strong first-half results led by growth in its overseas and online businesses, and raised the interim dividend 13.5 per cent. The fashion retailer, which began as a menswear brand in Glasgow in 1987, said it remained cautious of the second half given the uncertain macroeconomic environment. “Whilst we have [...]
Greggs reports sales rise October 6, 2011 High street baker Greggs posted a slight acceleration in sales growth in its third-quarter, showing resilience in the face of severe macroeconomic headwinds. Greggs, which sells bread, sandwiches, savouries and cakes to over 6 million customers a week from 1,540 shops, said sales at stores open over a year rose 0.8 percent in the 13 [...]
